Common examples: Is there a maintenance charge with every call/issue? 

I've been doing a ton of research on REI and wholesaling, flipping, buy and hold, etc.

I am mostly interested in rentals but will plan doing doing an occasional flip when it makes more sense.

Typically a HML will not lend on owner occupant property due to federal compliance issues.

Depending on strategy I would rank them as followsFix and Flip: VB (I would focus on higher end Flips with bigger returns), Chesapeake (mixed but most opportunity for higher end Flips), Norfolk (lower end and older homes to me = more headaches), Suffolk, Newport News. 

I bought this property with a partner and we were planning on flipping it and putting it back on the market.

Well, you can lend directly to me :)  I'm scaling my flipping business this year.

I am about to buy my first flip house.

The biggest issue with using all cash is that it ties all your money up and denies you the leveraging power of using the banks money.  

Plan for risks to avoid issues.